CEE-Food industry.com: A Russian dairy company has created a new ice cream brand called UFO whose extra-terrestrial name reflects its ‘unearthly’ ability to avoid melting. Produced by dairy processor MyasoMolTorg, based in Reazan, UFO is a cherry-flavoured ice cream product made with the latest in stabiliser technology. Once removed from the freezer, the ice cream does not melt into a […]

Cool Hunting: Shaken, stirred, gin, vodka…enjoy your martini (or a bloody mary) even more with these pickled green pear tomatoes from Froehlich’s, a small store in Three Oaks Michigan. Most everything they make is from their own gardens, and if you happen to be in the ‘hood stop by for some of the best bread around. Froehlich’s Pickled Green Pear […]

Business Wire: There’s ‘sweet’ news for sugar lovers this Valentine’s Day! Introducing Shugr — the world’s first truly natural, zero-calorie, diabetic-safe sweetener. Shugr is a remarkable new sugar substitute that tastes and cooks like sugar, is tooth friendly and also contains pre-biotic fiber, which assists in healthful digestion. Due to overwhelming demand since its introduction last December, Shugr will now […]

MSNBC: Browsed a Cheesecake Factory menu lately? Maybe the Vietnamese shrimp summer rolls tempted you. As Binh Nguyen tells it, diners at his Pho Hoa chain of Vietnamese restaurants have been ordering “summer rolls” — a rough translation of goi cuon, which are shrimp, pork and vermicelli noodles wrapped in rice paper — for the past 15 years. “We were […]

Entrepreneur.com: When former investment analyst Chuck DiRocco noticed that cookies were missing from the wide variety of snacks sold in video stores and at theater concessions, he started searching for a way to link cookies to Hollywood. Then the idea hit him: Create cookies in the form of popular movie stars, such as Renée Zellweger and Jack Nicholson. One cup […]

Business Wire: During Thursday’s season premiere of “The Apprentice,” Trump’s management team served up a mammoth task to the latest crop of contestants: name, build, market and sell a new menu item at BURGER KING(R) restaurants. What the Trump trainees didn’t know is that Burger King Corporation would actually flip for the winning burger – the Western Angus Steak Burger […]

Metro News: ‘Chantico’, a new gourmet drinking chocolate beverage, will be offered at Starbucks shops in the United States and Canada beginning January 8, 2005. Described as ‘drinking a melted truffle’, the chocolate has an intense, full-bodied flavor and a rich, silky texture that builds on the tradition of European drinking chocolate. Unlike other Starbucks drinks, Chantico is only available […]

PSFK: We love watching Coca-Cola grapple with what it considers a ‘health’ trend, one they reckon they missed the first time around. After we found out that C2 was dropped from launch in the UK we were surprised to find out about “Wellness from Coca-Cola” – a new line of “healthy drinks” popular in Japan. They’re stylish and feature exotic […]

USA Today: Convenience is about to take on new meaning in the coffee aisle: single-serving coffee in a can that heats itself. Beginning Jan. 2, consumers can buy a 10-ounce container of Wolfgang Puck gourmet latte at the store and heat it by pressing a button. No electricity. No batteries. No appliances. “It will expand the way people drink coffee,” […]

Lay aside any concerns of which wine to choose and purchase. With Tuscany Market & Vineyard’s automated wine dispensing system, you can now experience state-of-the-art wine tasting! This system is the first of its kind in the United States. You no longer have to take chances with your wine selection – now you can enjoy a taste before you buy […]